NEW YORK – The Duddy-and-Puddy show itself lasted just 1:31, and most of that minute and a half was consumed by the time it took Shelby Pudwill to...
Although he continues to box under the nom de guerre ‘Ireland’s John Duddy,’ Irish Ropes matchmaker Jim Borzell sees signs that the undefeated middleweight from Derry...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The last time Rasheem Brown walked into the Mohegan Sun Arena, he got himself beaten by Ohio journeyman Jose Spearman back in 2004....
NEW YORK – In 130 years of flackery, boxing promoters and press agents have developed a code language of their own, subliminal messages the ticket-buying public...
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – Paulie Malignaggi did what his supporters and his promoter had been hoping he’d do for a long time – made a statement with...
BOSTON – Sounding as if he were borrowing a phrase from publicist Bob Trieger’s arsenal, Ireland’s John Duddy praised his vanquished opponent as “durable, slick, and...
America at Large: If it only wanted to expose James Frey's deceit, thesmokinggun.com could have saved itself a lot of fact-checking time by consulting a single...
NEW YORK – Repeat these words carefully after me: Carlos Baldomir is the welterweight champion of the world. Baldomir might have been a career-long journeyman with...
NEWS ITEM: Legendary promoter Don King said he would like to host a morale-boosting boxing exhibition in Iraq featuring world champion boxers he represents. King made his...
NEW YORK – The events of last Monday suggest that Don King may be forced to rethink his decision to stage his Jan. 7 ‘Undisputed’ card...